Ivica Solomun is a UEFA Pro licensed football coach born in 1968 in Dvor, Croatia. He has over 20 years of experience coaching youth teams and as head coach of several clubs in Croatia and Slovenia. He holds a diploma in project cycle management and graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology with a focus on football. Solomun believes in developing young players and introducing them to senior football at a young age to help them progress. He has experience developing youth academies and introducing young players who now play professionally.

1. ​IVICA SOLOMUN
​ UEFA PRO LICENCED FOOTBAL COACH
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth​: 29.01.1968.
Place of Birth​ : Dvor, Croatia
Address​: Labinska 4, 42 000 Varazdin
Cell Phone​: +385 95 1991 368
email adress: solomun.ivica@gmail.com
COACHING QUALIFICATIONS
2014. Diploma ​"Project cycle management training“ issued by Croatian
Chamber of Economy
2011. UEFA-pro licence
2006​. Graduated at University of Zagreb, Faculty of kinesiology​ ​(football)
COACHING CAREER SUMMARY
2014.-2016. FC Zavrč (Slovenia) head coach ( end of contract 01.05.2016.)
2012.-2014​. FC Varazdin head coach and a manager of FC Varazdin youth football
school
2010.-2012​. FC Al Faisaly KSA worked as an assistent coach
2008.-2010​. FC „Varteks“ worked as a manager of Varteks youth football school,
coach ( U-19)
2007.-2008​. FC „Varteks“ worked as a coach in Varteks football school ( U-18)
2004.-2007. FC „Varteks“ worked as a coach in Varteks youth football school

2. ​IVICA SOLOMUN
​ UEFA PRO LICENCED FOOTBAL COACH
PLAYERS CAREER SUMMARY (GOALKEEPER)
2000.-2004​. FC „Slaven Belupo“ Koprivnica 1HNL (EURO Cup competition)
1996.-2000​. FC „Varteks“ Varaždin 1HNL (EURO Cup competition)
1994.-1996​. FC „Belisce“ 1HNL
1992.-1994. FC „Varteks“ Varazdin 1HNL
1985.-1991​. FC „Segesta“ Sisak EX Yu 3th League
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English B1 ​good working knowledge
Russian B1​ good working knowledge
Arabic. A1 ​working knowledge
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office
Once PRO ( software for the analysis of football matches)

3. ​IVICA SOLOMUN
​ UEFA PRO LICENCED FOOTBAL COACH
Dear Sirs,
In consideration of my professional player and coaching experience, I feel I am able and qualified to send you this
application for the position.
My knowledge and skills have developed whilst working within specific aspects of football in my region, they
include the following:
1. Knowing the football history in Pula and region
2. Knowing the mentality of the citizens of Pula and the region
3. Analysis of the initial conditions ( of the team and the club)
4. Creating the strategy of the club's development
5. Short-term, medium-term and long-term planning and programming of team work
6. Work methodology and organization
7. Methods of work
8. Training and the control of the training process
All of the above are assumptions, which in my opinion, should be considered in order to achieve succesfull results.
The head coach should work on further development strategy in cooperation with other professionals within the
Club.
In terms of my specialities and my football decisions, I am convinced that young players should have opportunity
to be intoduced in the senior football as soon as possible, ​in accordance with their possibilities and strategy of the
Club..
It also creates conditions for the sustainability of the club. As the head of one of the most famous football schools
- NK Varteks, I have achieved good results via the the implementation of that strategy. I have introduced some of
the players to the professional game at the age of 17-18. They progressed better among older players and today
they successfully compete in their clubs:
Marko Rog ( FC Napoli), Leon Benko ( FC Olimpija Ljubljana ) , Dario Melnjak (FC Neftci Baku), Lovro Cvek ( FC
Aluminij) , Dino Škvorc (FC Universitatea Cluj) , Igor Prahić ( FC Naft Teheran) , Dario Jertec (FC Varaždin), Aleks
Pihler ( FC Maribor) , Roberto Punčec (FC Union Berlin) , Petar Brlek ( FC Wisla Krakow), Nikola Tkalčić (IFK
Norrkoping), Denis Glavina (FC Tobol Kostanay), Dominik Glavina (FC Rudar Velenje), Mario Šitum ( FC Dinamo
Zagreb)
I find that exchange of knowledge and experience are necessary preconditions to development successful trends
in football, from the very beginning of my coaching career I have developed good relationships and cooperation
with fellow coaches. Some of them, which I very much appreciate and with whom the relationship is more
intense, are my former colleague and coach Zlatko Dalić ( FC Al Ain, UAE) , Branko Ivanković ( FC Persopolis) ,
Dražen Besek ( FC BIrkirkara), Samir Toplak ( NK Inter Zapresic), Damir Krznar ( FC Al Nasser), Krunoslav Jurcic (FC
Adana Spor) i Marijan Mrmic ( FC Besiktas).

4. ​IVICA SOLOMUN
​ UEFA PRO LICENCED FOOTBAL COACH
Sincerely, Ivica Solomun